A case of native valve infective endocarditis in an immunocompromised patient
Infective endocarditis continues to be associated with high mortality, despite the medical and surgical therapeutic options available. Surgical intervention is indicated in cases of heart failure or uncontrolled infection and sometimes for the prevention of embolic phenomena. The authors present the...
Main Authors: | Maria Salomé Carvalho, Marisa Trabulo, Regina Ribeiras, João Abecasis, Fernando Leal da Costa, Miguel Mendes |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
2012-01-01
|
Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204911000614 |
Similar Items
-
Uncommon acquired <it>Gerbode </it>defect following extensive bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis
by: Dores Hélder, et al.
Published: (2012-02-01) -
Um caso de endocardite infecciosa de válvula nativa em doente imunocomprometido
by: Maria Salomé Carvalho, et al.
Published: (2012-01-01) -
Pericardial effusion in prosthetic and native valve infective endocarditis
by: Ghada S. Youssef, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01) -
Native valve endocarditis and pacemaker infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum
by: Moamen Al Zoubi, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
Disseminated Mycobacterium abscessus infection and native valve endocarditis
by: Mandeep Singh Rahi, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01)